Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City